Believe it or not, flights have gotten cheaper in recent years (extra fees are another story, though). And this trend is expected to continue into summer, when prices will be as low as they have been in the past seven years, according to flight prediction site Hopper.

Hopper says flight prices have decreased 12% from last year and over 20% from two years ago. They estimate that an average domestic flight in June will peak at $240, and by September, that same round-trip flight will cost $207. The company’s chief data scientist Patrick Surry wrote:

We’re projecting consumer airfare will be $233 in May, a 5.6% increase from last month... Airfare in June will be at lower seasonal levels than they’ve been since 2009. Although jet fuel is trading at prices not seen since 2004.

Prices will continue to climb through the spring into the busy summer travel season, with prices peaking in June at $240.

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Hopper told the Huffington Post they researched over a trillion prices, including search data for every destination in the United States. According to the release, their app predicts flight prices with 95% accuracy.

It shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise—experts have predicted flight prices will drop thanks to discounted airlines. No-frills carriers like Spirit have many airlines realizing people just want to fly for cheap. Thus, they lower their base ticket prices but charge extra for those frills. Hopper has a handful of other interesting data and predictions in their release, including the specific destinations that are expected to get cheaper this summer. Check it out for yourself at the link below.